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Schottel Hydro Names Lange Managing Director

Feb 17, 2015

Niels Alexander Lange took over as Managing Director of the recently founded Schottel Hydro GmbH, a subsidiary of the Schottel Group comprising activities in three segments: Schottel Instream Turbines (SIT), semi-submerged Triton platforms and components…

Labor Secretary to Intervene in U.S. Port Dispute

Feb 17, 2015

A partial shutdown of 29 U.S. West Coast ports stretched into a third day on Monday ahead of the U.S. labor secretary's scheduled arrival in San Francisco to try to broker a settlement ending months of disruptions on the cargo-clogged docks…

Transocean CEO Steps Down, Dividend Slashed

Feb 17, 2015

The chief executive of Transocean Ltd , one of the world's top offshore drilling companies, is stepping down and the company is slashing its dividend as business slows on tumbling crude oil prices.Transocean said on Sunday that Chairman Ian Strachan…

US Oilfield Jobs Coninue Unabated

Feb 17, 2015

When Ian Sandlin was laid off last week after 13 months working on oil rigs in southeast Texas, he was surprised to have lasted that long.'I knew it was coming,' he said. 'I wasn't the first to be let go.'The 27-year-old Houston native…

Wärtsilä, Cryonorm to Develop LNGPac Fuel System

Feb 17, 2015

An agreement has been reached between Wärtsilä and Cryonorm Systems BV, the Netherlands based developer and supplier of cryogenic vaporizers, to form a consortium to deliver LNG systems for the Inland Waterway (IWW) European market.The…

Euroseas Report Loss in 4Q, FY 2014

Feb 16, 2015

Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA), an owner and operator of drybulk and container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk and containerized cargoes, announced today its results for the three month period and full year ended December 31…

EMGS to Appeal Ruling On Patent Invalidity

Feb 16, 2015

As previously announced, Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has issued claims against Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) in the High Court of Justice, Patent Court, in London, UK, and in Norwegian courts on the basis that PGS used its Towed Streamer EM in the territory of the United Kingdom…

PGS Wins Patent Dispute with EMGS

Feb 16, 2015

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA ('PGS' or the 'Company') today announces that Oslo District Court in its judgment of 13 February 2015 ruled in favor of PGS in the lawsuit filed by ElectroMagnetic GeoServices ASA ('EMGS') against PGS for patent…

Keppel Appoints Vestring to its Board

Feb 16, 2015

Keppel Corporation Limited (Keppel) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Till Vestring as Independent Director on the Company's Board with effect from 16 February 2015Mr Vestring, 50, is a partner in Bain & Company's (Bain) Southeast Asia office…

Founder Stolt-Nielsen Passes Away

Feb 16, 2015

Jacob Stolt-Nielsen, 83, passed away today in the company of his family at his home in Oslo. An entrepreneur and visionary of boundless enthusiasm and energy, Jacob Stolt-Nielsen founded Parcel Tankers, Inc. in 1959 and pioneered the global trade for liquid chemicals…

Horizon Lines to Settle Merger Litigation

Feb 16, 2015

Horizon Lines, Inc. announced it has reached an agreement in principle providing for the settlement and dismissal, with prejudice, of the consolidated putative class action complaint pending in the Delaware Court of Chancery in connection with Horizon's proposed merger with Matson Navigation…

Sun Pharma Founder to Invest $290 mln in Turbine Maker Suzlon

Feb 15, 2015

The founder of India's Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc, Dilip Sanghvi, has agreed to buy a 23 percent stake in Indian wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy Ltd for about $290 million, the company said late on Friday.Sanghvi, India's second-richest man…

West Coast Ports Backups Prompt Coffee Traders to Switch Ports

Feb 15, 2015

U.S. coffee importers have begun diverting shipments bound for West Coast roasters to ports on the Gulf and East Coasts due to a labor dispute that has caused prolonged backlogs in California, market sources said.Traders said they began…

U.S. West Coast Ports Reopen Briefly

Feb 15, 2015

Clogged ports along the U.S. West Coast reopened to cargo vessels on Friday after a daylong closure, but shippers planned to re-impose a partial shutdown through the holiday weekend barring a settlement in stalled labor talks with the dockworkers union…

Farmers Hit by Strife at West Coast Ports

Feb 15, 2015

Protracted labor strife and shipping disruptions at U.S. West Coast ports have hit farmers especially hard, posing a major barrier to perishable goods headed to overseas markets and resulting in losses estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars a week…

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